Budget Process
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: In an editorial titled, “ 2.47 trillion dimes,” The Washington...
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Event Recap - Beyond PAYGO
Read moreYesterday the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted its first public event -- Beyond PAYGO. Five panelists discussed recent proposals to...
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A Closer Look at the President's FY 2010 Budget Process Reform Proposals
Read moreThis paper examines the Obama administration budget reform proposals and evaluates how (and if) they would improve the budget process and restore...
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Peterson-Pew Commission Policy Paper on Budget Reform Proposals
Read moreToday, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform issued its first policy paper, “ A Closer Look at the President’s FY 2010 Budget Process Reform...
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Peterson-Pew Commission Event on Budget Reform
Read moreTomorrow, on September 16th, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform will host an event -- Beyond PAYGO -- to discuss recent proposals to gain...
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Selective Triggering
Read moreWe think triggers can be helpful in budgeting, by providing a back-up plan for when estimates prove wrong or conditions change, and by helping...
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Trigger Happy
Read moreREVISED: Today, CRFB issued a press release commenting on the President's statement last night on developing a trigger to ensure that any health care...
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Another $95 Billion of Budgeting Through Footnotes
Read moreLast week, we wrote about $85 billion worth of stimulus tax cuts which the Obama administration assumed as permanant in their baseline so that they...
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Budgeting through Footnotes
Read moreThis morning, Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post reported on the decision of the Obama administration to incorporate $85 billion in tax breaks...
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Constructing a "Current Policy" Baseline
Read moreToday, US Budget Watch released The Cost of “Current Policy”. In this analysis, we show that, while deeply troublesome, CBO’s $7.1 trillion ten-year...
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The Cost of "Current Policy"
Read moreThe CBO recently projected a ten-year deficit of $7.1 trillion using a "current law" baseline. But these numbers may prove to be optimistic. CRFB...
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The Statutory Pay-as-You-Go Act of 2009
Read moreJuly 24 - This week the House passed statutory PAYGO legislation requiring spending and tax cuts to be offset in a deficit-neutral fashion. While this...